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Creative Industries Career Opportunities in East London Today

Breaking into an arts and culture role can seem like a closed shop if you don’t know where to start, so here’s our guide to what’s out there

My tips for starting your career in the creative industries

Andrea Stark of Creative UK and a veteran of many other culture sector roles tells us how she managed to make it – and how you can too

Creative Careers: a letter from John Newbigin

London’s creative industry ambassador reveals why here and now is the best time to be pursuing a career in this exciting sector

A tale of two Olympic legacies

As the driving force behind the ‘Save Brick Lane’ campaign, Saif Osmani fights for East London’s marginalised voices. Here he argues that disaffection with the Olympic legacy has reinforced inequalities,
with the arts often used to cover-up social divide

Olympian Desiree Henry on her own London 2012 legacy

Being asked to light the torch at the opening ceremony inspired a glittering career

The unexpected legacy: East London’s Dance Scene

Among all the lofty aspirations for what should follow London 2012, nobody guessed that dance would end up one of the area’s biggest success stories

On Park, Off Grid: Grassroots sports in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Find out how informal sports are flourishing happily alongside the big facilities

What happened next? Exploring the legacy of London 2012

A standing legacy is a rarity; it’s easy to talk about, but a challenge to implement. Although London is world-renowned for a myriad of things, hosting the 2012 Olympics remains one of its larger-scale and undeniable achievements. Many of us were active spectators ten years ago, showing up in the thousands to cheer on Team […]

The Wicked One: Annette Zera

From preserving artist studios by co-founding Mother X to her work running the UK’s Bangladesh Education Trust, we meet a true local artist and activist